Deborah Marsh

And the winner of Science’s 2026 ‘Dance Your Ph.D.’ contest is … A physicist and professional dancer takes home the grand prize, and Science awards its first trophy for an AI-assisted dance concept

And the winner of Science’s 2026 ‘Dance Your Ph.D.’ contest is … | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

Up to $1.4 billion in medical research remains unused under government cap Researchers say securing funding has become increasingly tough, with many left with no choice but to spend a disproportionate amount of time applying for grants.

More than 60% of Australian medical researchers left active research roles between 2019 & 2024 because they could not make ends meet - while my costings from the PBO suggest the govt could more than double annual spending from the MRFF without any effect on its base level of funding.

Our PhD student Teagan Fisher presenting her research into key genes involved in both ovarian cancer and endometriosis at the National Endometriosis Clinical & Scientific Trials (NECST) conference last week in Sydney. 🧪 #endometriosis #OvarianCancer #ChromatinRemodelling

Not sure I will ever understand how America chose such different people and philosophies to lead them, both at home & on the world stage. May they see the likes of Obama lead them again soon. We, in the rest of the world, are also needing to count on this.

At a conference this week & heard a dog bark during a presentation. Realised at a break there was a support dog attending. A very large & beautiful oodle not unlike the one in this picture. 1st time for me to see this. Very happy that the dog seemed to be enjoying the conference 🧪 #dogsofBluesky

when it's your turn to give lab meeting and you don't have new results to show

Magda Szubanski in remission after stage 4 cancer treatment The Australian entertainer reveals she is in remission after completing chemotherapy treatment for stage 4 blood cancer.

Oh happy news 😊. Along with the rest of Australia & beyond, keeping the beloved Magda Szubanski in my thoughts. The number of times she has made us all cry with laughter, the very least we can do is this. Thank you science #MantleCellLymphoma #MedicalResearchMatters

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Global Ovarian Cancer Research Consortium Launches AI Accelerator Grant with Microsoft Collaboration The Global Ovarian Cancer Research Consortium has unveiled its first AI Accelerator Grant with Microsoft’s support to enhance ovarian cancer research.

Global Ovarian Cancer Research Consortium Launches AI Accelerator Grant with Microsoft Collaboration #USA #New_York #Microsoft #AI_Research #Ovarian_Cancer

Harnessing AI to improve ovarian cancer outcomes VCHRI and UBC researchers are part of an international team awarded $2 million to study how artificial intelligence (AI) can improve prediction of ovarian cancer survival, guide treatment selection, and ultimately lead to better patient outcomes. Over the last decade, new treatments have been introduced for high-grade serous ovarian cancer — the most common form of ovarian cancer. However, five-year survival rates remain low, with 70 per cent of patients experiencing relapse.

Congrats to VCHRI & UBC research team led by Dr. Ali Bashashati on receiving $2 million to study how AI can improve prediction of ovarian cancer survival, guide treatment selection & ultimately lead to better patient outcomes:

This is big news. As a scientist and ovarian cancer researcher, I know that platinum resistant ovarian cancer is a bear to treat. A major advance in the field of #ovariancancer. Let's keep it up and find more options for these women. #Keytruda #immunotherapy #pembrolizumab

I did my PhD on the RET proto-oncogene & the rare cancer syndrome Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia. I learnt the value of studying rare cancers & syndromes & how we can extrapolate knowledge to cancer more broadly. I learnt the value of multi-national collaborations. A valuable Special Collection #RET 🧪

Marking 30 years, the RET@Thirty Special Collection features an exclusive editorial with Professor Sir Bruce Ponder & brings together mini-reviews addressing the multifaceted aspects of RET & its impact on clinical practice.

Explore the collection: erc.bioscientifica.com/page/RET@Thirty

Teen swims four hours through rough seas to save mother and siblings off Western Australia The 13-year-old attempted to kayak back to shore to get help, but the vessel took on water, forcing him to swim 4km

In a world full of awfulness, here’s something wonderful. Austin Appelbee, hero of the hour.

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Received a lot of requests in January to write a commentary on papers we published last year in other journals. Why on earth would I do that? We made our original contributions in our original papers! Science has a growing problem of too many publications & competing interests. Not a good thing 🧪

Beautiful story. Thank you for sharing. Much respect for Marie Bashir.

Our world feels discombobulating these days, but on a house somewhere in the quiet streets of Hobart, Tasmania, a painted dog sits on a stack of painted books & made this traveller smile. #DogsofBluesky #BatteryPoint

Repurposing of ivacaftor shows potential to treat ROR1 expressing high-grade serous ovarian cancer - Dongli Liu, Michelle Wong-Brown, Farhana Amy Sarker, Bayley Matthews, Jessica Morrison, Kristie-Ann... Background: Drug repurposing has emerged as an effective strategy to accelerate drug discovery. Using the pipeline established from a large collaborative drug r...

Papers continuing to come from one of the best collaborations of my career. Hoping to make a difference for women with #ovariancancer taking #DrugRepurposing approaches. Kudos to 1st & last authors & all of us in the middle. A joyful collaboration on all levels. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Didn't plan it, but 1st yr as an all-girl lab. Congrats to our intern Valentina Rodriguez Cortes (High Distinction) & our honours student Anastasia Karafotias (1st Class Honours). Good luck to both for their futures! A challenging but a good yr as we've researched #ovariancancer & #endometriosis. 🧪

The drive to protect the health of all children & young people runs deep doesn’t it … well beyond our country’s borders. Hoping if we can do it with our smaller population it will become a good study for what is possible globally with the right infrastructure & the will.

Australian HPV Vaccination Marks Cervical Cancer Milestone The country’s human papillomavirus vaccination program achieves no new cervical cancers reported in people younger than 25 years for 1 year.

In Australia we are on the way to eradicating cervical cancer in young women. Grateful that this is one fear my vaccinated daughter & her girlfriends will not have to experience in their lifetime. Thank you science. 🙏 🧪 #CervicalCancer #VaccinesWork #HPV www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

‘This will be my dream project’: How we got Frank Gehry to design the UTS ‘paper bag’ “I’m up for it” was the response of arguably the most famous architect in the world to our hesitant inquiry. “This will be my dream project,” he said.

He called it a “treehouse for learning.” The story behind Frank Gehry’s only southern hemisphere project and how Sydney’s UTS Business School came to be, recalls Roy Green.
#Architecture #Sydney #UTS #FrankGehry #AustralianCities

Drug repurposing in gynaecological cancers: Proven drugs for new challenges Gynaecological malignancies, including cervical, endometrial, ovarian, vaginal and vulval cancers, pose therapeutic challenges that contribute to this…

Comprehensive review out in December's Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy from postdoc in my group @amanialghalayini.bsky.social - #GynaecologicalCancer #DrugRepurposing #GynaeCancers #OvarianCancer #EndometrialCancer #Organoids #3Rs #ClinicalTrials & more!! 🧪 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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'Artery on a chip' could unravel secrets of strokes A new 3D printing technique is generating anatomically accurate replicas of blood vessels in just two hours. The device so far has helped researchers study blood clots that lead to stroke and could be...

University of Sydney developed 3D-printed human-based blood-vessel models to study clot formation and stroke risk without cruel and flawed animal testing.
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Nearly lost our girl to tick paralysis. Paralysed all legs & respiratory muscles. Shaved, 3 days in a medically induced coma, intubated & ventilated. ‘Brave Girl’ bandana from the vet last night. Please remember anti-tick medication for your pets. Bad tick season in Sydney right now. #DogsofBluesky

“Easier to send a rocket ship to the moon than open a PowerPoint on Zoom” - speaker just now #HybridMeeting 🧪🤣

I think so too!!

Read more about Dr Jen Matthews here: profiles.uts.edu.au/jennifer.mat...

Category 5: Dr Jennifer Matthews YouTube video by NSW Premier's Department

Thrilled for my colleague Dr Jen Matthews who has been awarded the 2025 NSW Premier’s Prize for Science & Engineering – Early Career Researcher (Biological Sciences) of the Year for her work on corals. Hear from Jen at this link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9Si... #NSWPremiersPrizes #CoralReefs 🧪